Posts tagged with "tech"

September 21st, 2017Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would pay $1.1 billion in cash to acquire the division at Taiwan’s HTC Corp that develops the U.S. firm’s Pixel smartphones, its latest push into hardware manufacturing.
Google has sought to beef up its hardware capability with deals and product launches, and last year hired Rick Osterloh, a former...

September 14th, 2017Scientists have developed a software that enables app developers to access the smartphone data they need for app functionality while assuring users that their private information is not being sold or misused.
A sleep-monitoring app, for instance, might need to access the smartphone's microphone, but only to register loudness, not to...

September 8th, 2017Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can accurately detect and alert drivers when they are texting or engaged in other distracting activities, and possibly help avoid accidents.
The system uses cameras to detect hand movements that deviate from normal driving behaviour and grades or classifies them...

July 3rd, 2017Datamatics Global Services Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in TechJini, a boutique mobile and web application development company, headquartered in Bangalore. The objective of this acquisition is to further strengthen Datamatics' mobility offerings through TechJini's range of smart technology...

June 28th, 2017GST Network, the company providing technology backbone for the new indirect tax regime today said it has completed all software trials and testings necessary to successfully rollout GST from July 1.
Over 66 lakh taxpayers have enrolled on the GSTN portal, Chairman Navin Kumar said.
"GST IT system has undergone all mandatory tests and...

June 25th, 2017TechGig Code Gladiators smashes the world record set by Baidu in China by over 160% - creating The Biggest Programming Competition in History
TechGig has proven that India is at the Top of the Global IT Industry, having won the Guinness World Record for the country by beating the likes of the USA and China to create the biggest...

June 18th, 2017The Indian government has approved a start-up incubation centre for Mangaluru to provide basic facilities for people intending to set up self-employment units, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
The Centre would start functioning within four months with an investment of Rs 1.18 crore, she said.
Facilities would be provided to...

June 7th, 2017E-commerce major Flipkart today announced a hackathon to crowdsource "innovative", "implementable" solutions from the tech community and concerned citizens, that could help ease the cities perennial traffic problem.
Termed "Gridlock Hackathon," the initiative marks the start of the "Month of Innovation" at Flipkart, a part of its ...

June 6th, 2017US tech giants, government leaders, investors, universities, and companies have agreed to fight global warming by reducing carbon emissions and honour the Paris Agreement on climate change, days after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the landmark deal.
Various companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Intel and...

May 26th, 2017International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group, is investing USD 3mn in pi Ventures maiden fund.
The amount will be used by the early stage venture fund to invest in companies leveraging technologies such as applied artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and IoT across a range of sectors, it said in a...

May 26th, 2017A community of early-stage angel investors InnerWave Ventures today said it is planning to invest in 18-20 start-ups in next three years in the range of Rs 1-1.5 crore.
Currently, InnerWave Ventures, which is managed by corporate advisory firm InnerWave, consists of 32 angel investors which are looking to help start-ups in need of...